- Submitted by
- Henry Hungerford Barrett
- Observations date
- Friday, December 9, 2022 at 07:00
- Location
- 49.592350° N 114.956980° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Powder
- We rode:
- Convex slopes
- Cut blocks
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Stormy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
easily sled triggered small slab avalanche on the cut bank above the road on fri 9th dec. photo taken 28hours later on sat 10th. slab was 40-50 deep. couldn't trigger the same layer with skis alone on the friday but was experiencing heavy whumpfing and settlements on all convexities.
by Saturday the snowpack seemed to be adjusting well to the new load. couldn't trigger any avalanches with skis or snow machines. warm overnight temps should be promoting rounding.
Sunday morning; -4 at valley bottom, approx 10cm overnight, snow stopped falling around 3am. sky is broken, winds are light, sun trending from east to west.
